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1 Fuang - Rama V Cupped casino coin

1 Fuang - Rama V (Cupped casino coin) - obverse1 Fuang - Rama V (Cupped casino coin) - reverse

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Features

Location Thailand
Król Phra Chula Chom Klao (Rama V / Chulalongkorn) (1868-1910)
Type Trade tokens › Casino chips and tokens
Years 1876-1900
Value 1 Fuang = ⅛ Baht
Currency Baht / Tical (1869-1897)
Composition Srebro
Weight 1.91 g
Diameter 14 mm
Thickness 1.1 mm
Shape Wklęsły (Cupped)
Technique Frezowana
Orientation Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
580022
References Kri/Mih# D501
Ronachai Krisadaolarn, Vasilijs Mihailovs; 2012. Siamese Coins from Funan to the Fifth Reign. River Books, Bangkok, Thailand.

Obverse

Popiersie króla Ramy V zwrócone w lewo.Automatically translated

Script: tajski

Lettering:
สมเด็จพระปรมินทรมหาจุฬาลงกรณ์
พระจุลจอมเกล้าเจ้าอยู่หัว

Reverse

(en) National arms, flags flanking.

Script: tajski

Lettering:
กรุงสยาม รัชกาลที่ ๕
บาทหนึ่ง

Edge

(en) Reeded, with or without fine reed inbetween main reeds.

Comments

(en)

Cupped gambling Token. Rama V coins that were cupped for easier handling in the gambling houses. For this particular variant, the following was used: Y# 32, N# 15250 Photo

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC
ND (1876-1880)  (en) Short tailed ๕; RS95~RS99
ND (1881-1900)  (en) Long tailed ๕; RS100~RS119

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